Severe Mitral Stenosis and Persistent Left Appendage Thrombosis: When an Old Percutaneous Solution Meets New Percutaneous Strategies

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Jan 22;11(2):e11-e13. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.10.030. Epub 2017 Dec 27.
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Keywords: embolic protection device; left appendage closure; left appendage thrombosis; percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anticoagulants / administration & dosage*
  • Atrial Appendage / diagnostic imaging
  • Atrial Appendage / drug effects*
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty* / instrumentation
  • Cardiac Catheterization* / instrumentation
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
  • Embolic Protection Devices
  • Female
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Medication Adherence
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / physiopathology
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / therapy*
  • Recovery of Function
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / physiopathology
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / therapy*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Thrombosis / drug therapy*
  • Thrombosis / physiopathology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anticoagulants